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The application process is now open!

Sandbox — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:05:39 +0000

Until today, potential members of Sandbox had to be invited by one of the founders in order to apply, and eventually be selected for being part of the network. From now on, an application form is accessible from the website, making it possible for everyone to submit his file to our selection committee. Sandbox being a trusted network, candidates have to be recommended by an existing member. Those who don’t know anyone will be introduced to one of them by the Sandbox team, provided they meet our basic membership requirements.

If you want to learn more about the benefits of joining, please have a look at the “Join” page of our website. We are looking forward to seeing your application being reviewed by our selection committee!

What generation are we?

Nico Luchsinger — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:54:37 +0000

We had another great Sandbox dinner yesterday here in Zurich: The Thai food was excellent, and so were the conversations. A part of the discussion revolved around the question how to describe and label our generation. At Sandbox, we have been using the term “Generation Y” (because that’s what our generation is usually called), but haven’t really warmed to it. The “Y”, we feel, doesn’t express much – it’s just the generation between X and Z. “Generation Why?” already does a better job in capturing what this is all about: A generation looking for meaning and purpose in their constantly changing lives. Another term used a lot is “Digital Natives“, which probably expresses most clearly one of the differences between this generation and all the others before it: We grew up with digital technology and look at it as integral part of our lives. – What is your take on that? Do you have other descriptions for this generation?

Also, on a somewhat related note: Yesterday’s Sandbox dinner saw the unveiling of the first prototype of a new type of ultra-light airplane (see picture). The plane, its developers told your correspondent over a few Singha beers, will disrupt the airline industry. Stay tuned for more details.

Follow-up from Entreprenörsdagen in Göteborg

Fabian Pfortmüller — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:31:51 +0000

Photo by Martin Stenmark, Sweden

I had the great pleasure to speak at the Entreprenörsdagen last Monday in Göteborg, Sweden, about Generation Y Entrepreneurs and their ways of doing business. I met so many exciting people in Sweden and will publish some of the video interviews I made in the next couple of days and weeks on this blog.

I wanted to share my presentation with everyone (find it here) (made with the great technology of Zuiprezi, Budapest, Hungary, many thanks for your support!) and also include selected background links which have inspired me. I’m very curious to hear what people think and would love to get feedback and suggestions for improvements for the next time.

Many thanks and congratulations to the organizers for their great work!

Selected background information & sources of inspiration

About Gen Y & Entrepreneurship

Ryan Allis, an extraordinary young American serial entrepreneur: “The Potential of the third generation of Tech Entrepreneurs“, “The opportunity of our lifetimes“, and “The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur”

ReadWriteWeb articles, a technology blog with great insights into Gen Y and business: “Welcome to the world of Gen Y“, “Why Gen Y is going to change the Web“, and “Entreprise 2.0”

About Gen Y in business

- Naked Generations, London based Gen Y consultancy by our friend and Sandboxer Christopher Lomas.

- Forrester research on new generation workforce, good insights from the HR perspective

- Generation C(ASH), insights by Trendwatch about Gen Y from a marketing / sales perspective.

Inspiring young Gen Y companies

- Kusiri, London based Entreprise 2.0 technology company, by Sandboxer Andrew Fogg, bringing Web2.0 technologies into corporates.

- Gen Y Innovation catalyst Play&Build Berlin, Germany, the new form of incubating from our friends & Sandbox supporters Hans Raffauf & Mathias Holzmann.

Additional, random sources of inspiration

Incubaker, a young fast prototyping innovation company, New York & San Francisco, US, by our friends and Sandboxers Dave Radparvar & Co.

http://gee.ky, Blog, by San Francisco based Sandboxer Melissa Sconyers

Great Gen Y Bibliography

“Six degrees of seperation is now three”

A new kind of venture capitalist, NY Times article about Union Ventures